Resources & Tools

The following can be used to educate early learning and child care staff and parents.

• Feeding Toddlers and Young Children
• Food Guide Serving Sizes For 1 to 4 Years
• Healthy Eating for Children in Childcare Centres - Alberta Nutrition Guidelines explained
• Nourishing Beginnings - online nutrition program for early childhood educators
• Raising Our Healthy Kids Videos - short video for early learning and child care workers, caregivers and parents

Healthy Eating for Young Children Nutrition Tip Sheets

Offers information for early learning and child care professionals and others working with children to help create an environment that provides and promotes healthy food choices and healthy attitudes about food.

• Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) -  ideas and tips on how programs can use the Healthy Eating for Young Children Tip Sheets to support Alberta Childcare Accreditation Standards

Topics

• Children Learn by Watching You
• Eat Together
• Enjoy Meatless Meals
• Enjoy More Vegetables and Fruit
• Fitting in Whole Grains
• Healthy Celebrations
• Healthy Drinks
• How to Find Whole Grains
• Offer a Variety of Vegetables and Fruit
• Offer Unprocessed Foods
• Plan a Healthy Plate
• Plan Healthy Snacks
• Quick Meals Made Easy
• Talk Together
• Think Beyond a Single Meal